Fred Patten's Obituary
Aaron Frederick Patten, son of Henry Oliver and Bertha A. May Patten, was born February 22, 1922, in Pekin, Illinois. He departed this life Tuesday, February 14, 2006, in St. John’s Hospital, in Lebanon, Missouri, at the age of eighty-three years, eleven months, and twenty-three days. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Everett and Walter; and a sister, Betty. Fred is survived by four brothers, Gene, John, and Ed Patten, all of Lebanon, Missouri, and Bob Patten, and his wife, Diana, of Marshfield, Missouri; three sisters, Ruth and Dorothy Patten, both of Lebanon, Missouri, and Frances Perryman, and her husband, Otto, of Grovespring, Missouri; several nieces and nephews; as well as a host of other relatives and friends. He was born and raised in Illinois and then moved to Missouri when he was in his early twenties. He then moved back and forth from Missouri to Illinois for the next several years. He was employed by the P.P. & U. Railroad in Illinois and the Independent Stave Company in Lebanon. He eventually retired in 1983, and then worked doing lawn care for the next several years. Fred made his profession of faith in Christ and was baptized at the Northview Tabernacle Baptist Church in 1966. He had also attended the Lebanon Church of the Nazarene. In his spare time he continually worked on his house and liked doing yard work. He was always willing to help others and often did work receiving whatever the person could afford to pay him. He also greatly enjoyed being with his family. Fred will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by all of his family and many friends. We celebrate his life and will treasure the memories he made for his family and friends. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, February 18, 2006, in the Holman-Howe Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Little Vine Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday evening from 7 - 8:30 p.m. under the direction of Holman-Howe Funeral Home of Lebanon, Missouri.
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